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conflict In cognition, conflict is interference that arises when different aspects of information or processing are incompatible, making performance more difficult.

In cognition, conflict is interference that arises when different aspects of information or processing are incompatible, making performance more difficult. It is studied through conflict effects such as the Stroop effect and may include components like perceptual conflict.

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Drafting source: Guo Yian; Wu Yanan; Yao Yuanqing; You Ke; Zhao Guangping. Isolating perceptual conflict: a theoretical and methodological analysis of the Task-Irrelevant Paradigm. 2026; DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1603617; article XML SHA-256 ee4cbe7d1361066b043576ae5f1c7944b0b1155051fb5505a7d4ec986b82c306. “Isolating perceptual conflict: a theoretical and methodological analysis of the Task-Irrelevant Paradigm” (10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1603617).
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